Evolution of the Vertebrate Dentiton

For decades, comparative dental anatomy occupies a very important place in mammalian paleobiology, and revealed to be an unfailing resource of key characters for taxonomy, phylogeny and reconstruction of diet adaptations of fossil mammal species. The biological question addressed by the team aims at better understanding the mechanisms that controlled tooth and dentition morphological changes over the course of evolution. We hoisted comparative dental anatomy to the rank of privileged model for Evo-Devo studies using a broadspectrum data going from field paleontology to developmental biology.

ONGOING SCIENTIFIC PROJECTS OF THE TEAM:

• Origin and evolution of evergrowing incisors and postcanine dentition in Glires

• Diversity and evolution of the pharyngeal dentition in Cypriniformes fish